9/10/25 Answer Crosswords With Friends

9/10/25
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1A
Helper at the North Pole
ELF

4A
Apprehension
FEAR

8A
“Be ___ as it may…”
THAT

12A
Beverage such as oolong
TEA

13A
Stare at rudely
OGLE

14A
Air of mystique
AURA

15A
Inmate
CON

16A
Matures
AGES

17A
Dot on a radar screen
BLIP

18A
1988 Neil Simon military comedy, featuring Christopher Walken as Sergeant Toomey: 2 wds.
BILOXIBLUES

21A
Red as a ___ (blushing furiously)
BEET

23A
“A Is for Alibi” writer Grafton
SUE

24A
Car part that rotates
AXLE

25A
Know the ins and ___ of
OUTS

27A
Thin space between two teeth
GAP

30A
1992 Tim Burton superhero film, featuring Christopher Walken as industrialist Max Shreck: 2 wds.
BATMANRETURNS

33A
Ambulance initials: Abbr.
EMS

34A
Put in with the outgoing mail
SEND

35A
Family’s animals
PETS

36A
Drink through a straw
SIP

37A
Road ___ (requirement for obtaining a driver’s license)
TEST

38A
1994 Quentin Tarantino crime film, featuring Christopher Walken as Captain Koons: 2 wds.
PULPFICTION

44A
Double-reed woodwind
OBOE

45A
Coin in Cannes
EURO

46A
Wetland where cranberries may grow
BOG

49A
Country star McEntire
REBA

50A
Cawing bird
CROW

51A
Leave dumbstruck
AWE

52A
“Star ___: Prodigy”
TREK

53A
Mrs. Krabappel on “The Simpsons”
EDNA

54A
“This is my best work _**!”
YET

1D
And many others: Abbr.
ETC

2D
Francis’s successor as pope
LEO

3D
Engine-cooling car parts: 2 wds.
FANBELTS

4D
Baby horse
FOAL

5D
Frozen waffle brand
EGGO

6D
Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Moffat
ALEX

7D
Successfully avoided, as temptation
RESISTED

8D
Knights of the Round ___
TABLE

9D
Streaming service that airs “Alien: Earth”
HULU

10D
R&B singer India.**
ARIE

11D
Lights-out music, in the military
TAPS

19D
Thing
ITEM

20D
Economic opposite of boom
BUST

21D
1995 movie for which James Cromwell received an Oscar nomination
BABE

22D
Physical ___ (reason to visit a doctor)
EXAM

25D
Alternative to a bikini: Hyph.
ONEPIECE

26D
Large decorative vase
URN

27D
Home of the NFL’s Packers: 2 wds.
GREENBAY

28D
Pests in a pantry
ANTS

29D
Hushed sound indicating “Hey, you!”
PSST

31D
“Like that would ever happen!”: 2 wds.
ASIF

32D
“It’s not all it’s cracked ___ be”: 2 wds.
UPTO

36D
Break a vow of silence
SPEAK

38D
Spot to plug in a USB
PORT

39D
Rideshare company headquarted in San Francisco
UBER

40D
Part of the ear or the brain
LOBE

41D
Cheese ___ (ingredient in poutine)
CURD

42D
Suffix with “jumbo-” or “cyclo-”
TRON

43D
Where Cedar Rapids is
IOWA

47D
Have a tab
OWE

48D
Obtain
GET